Hapoel Ashkelon 0:2 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
The Under-19 side picked up another win, this time at Hapoel Ashkelon on Matchday 25 of the Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. The Yellow & Blue increased their lead atop of the table to 3 points thanks to goals by Eylon Almog via penalty in the 43’ and William Agada in the 70’ on an assist by Tomer Altman. For the Full Match Report CLICK HERE.

Hapoel Haifa “Ben Zion” 1:3 Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv
The Under-17 squad won the league title with 5 Matchdays to spare as they increased their first place lead to 16 points. Gil Ben Shalosh, Asaf Hershko and Shay Balahssan scored for the young Yellow & Blue. For Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon’s comments following the match CLICK HERE.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv 4:1 Hapoel “Nir” Ramat Hasharon
Raymond Atteveld’s Under-16 team also remained in first place with a better goal differential thanks to goals by Yali Lazar, Yonatan Paz, Hadar Mor and Yishay Bozorgi. Atteveld summed up the match: “As expected the match was not simple just like the last contest against them. The opponent played defensively and physically and at times extremely physical. I’m happy that the side kept clam and played football. We scored two goals at critical times, just ahead of the break and that motivated the players. The second half we scored the third goal fairly quickly. We controlled the pace of play and unfortunately we gave up an easy goal and that is something we had to deal with and an important lessons for the guys. We then scored the fourth goal but we also missed plenty of times. I’m happy with the result as it was a tough opponent, but we could have scored more goals and not given up any gifts to our rivals. Thinking back to the goalless draw we had last time with them, then we’re content with the result.”

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 5:0 Maccabi Yaffo Kabilyo
The Under-15 South club hosted the Jaffa team on Matchday 26. The Yellow & Blue have a five point lead atop of the table with 4 matches left in the campaign as they received goals from Liel Shota, Ori HaLevi, Bar Lin and Oskar Glok x2. Head Coach Ori David said following the match: “The match didn’t begin well but as the game moved along we took advantage of our opportunities. We found a way during our training sessions to maintain the same level of play for the majority of the game.”

Hapoel Raanana 1:0 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
After four wins in a row, the Under-15 North squad fell to Raanana away on Matchday 26. Head Coach Asaf Heber summed up the match: “We played an excellent team who defeated us due to their aggressiveness and desire. We weren’t able to play our usual style of game due to their pressure and we gave up a goal on a set piece in the second half. At this stage of the season we have to understand that talent alone won’t win games; hard work on the pitch will. We will look to get back on the winning track next week.”

After last week’s important win against Beer Sheva, the Under-19 club traveled to Ashkelon the last place team on Matchday 25 of the Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. The young Yellow & Blue entered the day in first place with a 2 point lead.

Head Coach Guy Tzarfati’s Starting XI included: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg. Yoav Hofmayster, Tomer Mahluf, Amit Glazer, Mufleh Shalata, Tomer Altman, Netanel Peretz, Eylon Almog and William Agada.
Prince Thomas was unavailable as he was in IDF basic training.

First Half
The small pitch allowed for the host’s to play a more defensive style of game with counterattack’s which was evident from the outset of the contest as the first chance was in the 5’ by Ashkelon when a cross from the wing found their striker in the box but his header went out. Ten minutes later Shalata tried his luck from outside of the box but the ball found the outside netting of the goal.

In the 22’ Altman had a nice attempt, but his shot was taken care of by the keeper as the next twenty minutes were played primarily in the midfield with the young Yellow & Blue controlling the pace. With two minutes left in the half, Tzarfati’s charges got onto the board as a cross from the left made its way into the box and was touched by an Ashkelon defender’s hand, good for a spot kick. Almog made no mistake from 11 meters and sent the ball into the left corner, behind the keeper who had guessed the correct side but was too late to make the save. 1:0 Maccabi as the two teams headed into the break.

Second Half
The opening 25 minutes of the second half was again played in the midfield with very few chances being created by either squad as the Yellow & Blue controlled the pace of play.

In the 70’ Maccabi doubled the lead off a short corner. Shalata sent the ball to Altman who lifted it towards the goal as the opposing keeper went out to make the save, Agada arrived in time to head it home for a 2:0 advantage. Five minutes later, Agada sent a through ball 40 meters down the left wing to Eyal Hen who passed to Nidam, but his opportunity was taken care of by the Ashkelon keeper.

The host’s tried to cut the lead in the 80’ but Peretz made the alert save to send the ball out for a corner as the match came to an end with Maccabi “Shachar” taking home the 3-points and the win to remain in first place.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 4:2 Hapoel Beer Sheva “Shlosha”
After a two week break, the Under-19 side defeated Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 24 of the Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. Tomer Altman, Eylon Almog and William Agada with a brace scored for the host’s as they remained in first place. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 8:1 Hapoel Beer Sheva
After a midweek loss, their first of the season, the Under-17 squad won big against Beer Sheva. Bar Cohen and Rave Assayag scored braces as Gil Ben Shalosh, Ido Shachar, Shaked Navon and Asaf Hershko all scored for Maccabi as they remained in first place with a 16 point lead over their next closest rival. Next Matchday, Eliezer Ben Aharon’s side can lock up the championship with five games left in the season. Ben Aharon said: “After our first loss of the season on Wednesday, it was important to see the team rise to the occasion quickly and come back just as they’ve played all year long. We hadn’t beaten Beer Sheva both times we had played them and this was sweet sportsmanship revenge. They always play us the same way and they leave everyone in their own half looking to go on counterattacks. On our pitch it was a different story and it’s very hard to play against us that way and not give up any goals. The goals we scored in the first half finished the game off. We made some substitutes in the second half and it didn’t matter as we continued with the same pace of play and we scored another 4 nice team goals. As a staff, we enjoyed the motivation the players showed from the first minutes of the match. We play away at Hapoel Haifa on Saturday and if we win, the championship will be all sewed up with 5 matches to go.”

Hapoel Petah Tikva “Emanuel Ofir” 1:3 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
The Under-16 club also came back to action with a victory defeating Hapoel Petah Tikva away on Matchday 25. Raymond Atteveld’s side continued its good momentum and have now scored 24 goals in 4 matches while the win moved Maccabi into first place due to a better goal differential. Tal Turgeman scored a hat trick in the win. Atteveld: “We scored in the 2’ and we had a number of other chances but we couldn’t convert them. We had a bit of trouble and we almost gave up a goal. We controlled the ball in the second half and instead of taking a shot at the right time we kept holding onto it. In football when you don’t take advantage of your opportunities the opponent will and they did just that on a through ball that helped draw the host’s even. We continued to create chances and we had good movement along the right wing which led to a cross into the box and our second goal. We then scored the third and didn’t have any problems after that as we kept the ball. We made things a bit difficult for ourselves but we’re still content with the end result.”

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 0:1 Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv
After a midweek win, the U15 South side defeated Rishon Le’Zion on Matchday 25 and also increased their lead atop the table to 5 points. Elad Kaplan scored the winner for Ori David’s squad: “We won a very tough away match against the 3rd place team. We came into the match prepared and ready to go and we went after our opponent’s weak spots while we also kept a clean sheet. I’m proud of the guys.”

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 5:1 Hapoel Haifa “Nir”
The Under-15 North team continued their good run of play with a win on Matchday 25 as Asaf Heber’s squad is in 3rd place with 4 wins in a row and having scored 18 goals. Ben Linker, Yonatan Paz x2 and Aviv Pelles x2 scored for Maccabi. Heber: “We scored a goal right at the beginning of the match but Haifa was able to tie up the contest through some of their long balls. We spoke at halftime about what we needed the players to do and they picked up the pace by scoring 4 goals in the first 20 minutes of the half. We have to continue to teach the guys how to keep up the intensity from the opening minutes.”

Maccabi “Shachar” hosted Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 24 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. The Yellow & Blue began the day in first place thanks to a win over Ashdod while Beer Sheva featured in 7th. The last time the two sides faced each other Maccabi took home a 2:0 win.

Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

First Half
Maccabi looked dangerous from the get go as Cohen sent Thomas a ball in the box but his shot went off of the Beer Sheva defense and out in the 3’. However, 5 minutes later Hofmayster sent the ball to Almog who gave Altman a perfect cross in the box as he found the back of the goal for a 1:0 lead. The Yellow & Blue doubled the score in the 13’ when Shalata on the right wing sent the ball into the area to Agada who headed it home for a 2:0 advantage.

Beer Sheva cut the lead to 2:1 in the 19’ when Itamar Shviro came down the left side and gave striker King Kogana the ball which he headed in. The match continued to be played at a frantic pace as Guy Tzarfati’s squad scored their third of the contest in the 27’. Almog tried his luck from long distance as the keeper parried the ball right to Agada who sent the rebound into the goal for a 3:1 lead. Three minutes later Shtrozberg gave Agada a beauty of a through ball who in turn handed it off to Shalata but his attempt went into the visitor’s defense.

In the 41’ Agada almost added his third of the match when Almog gave him a gorgeous pass that the former sliced towards the goal but keeper Amit Keren made the save, while a minute later Shalata began a counter attack that allowed Almog a terrific opportunity for a one on one chance but his shot hit the side netting. Just before the break, Beer Sheva almost found their second goal but Yonatan Elias who had come on as a substitute sent his attempt into the Yellow & Blue defense as they took a 3:1 lead into the second half.

Second Half
The second half began with both sides playing a bit more tentatively with the first real chance coming in the 55’ for Beer Sheva but Peretz was up to the task. Shiviro had a nice opportunity for the visitor’s a minute later however, Peretz again made the stop in the 60’.

The pace continued to slow, but that didn’t stop Maccabi as they took a 4:1 lead in the 75’ when Almog scored on a perfect shot. Beer Sheva picked up their second of the game just before the final whistle via Elias as the contest ended in a 4:2 Yellow & Blue win.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Beer Sheva “Shalosha”, 12:00 Ramle Stadium (U19)
After a two week break, the Under-19 side gets back to action as Guy Tzarfati’s side host’s Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 24 in Israel Youth Premier League Ligat Ha’Al play. The young Yellow & Blue will look to keep up the positive momentum and maintain their position in first place while the 7th place squad will look to trip Maccabi up. Last round, Maccabi defeated the Reds 2:0 at Wassermil Stadium.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv, 10:30 Kiryat Shalom 1 (U17)
The Under-17 squad returned to action this past Wednesday and fell for the first time this season to Maccabi Haifa. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s team sits in first place with a 15 point lead as they host Beer Sheva who haven’t won in 9 matches on Matchday 24.

Hapoel Petah Tikva “Emanuel Ofir” – Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv, 8:30 Petah Tikva Sirkin Training 2 (U16)
The Under-16 club will head to Petah Tikva on Matchday 25 as Raymond Atteveld’s side having scored 21 goals in their last 3 contests and are in 2nd place. The host’s are in 12th place with a single victory in their last 6 matches.

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion – Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv, 11:00 Rishon Le’Zion Superland West Synthetic (U15 South)
Ori David’s Under-15 team defeated Ironi Modiin on Wednesday 4:0 and will look to take home another win on Matchday 25 while solidifying their 1st place standing when they visit 3rd place Petah Tikva. Last time the two faced each other the Yellow & Blue picked up the 8:1 win.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Hapoel Haifa “Nir”, 11:00 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 North)
Following a midweek 3:0 win over Ramat HaSharon, the U15 North side will host the Haifa Reds on Matchday 25. The young Yellow & Blue are in 3rd place and are 8 points off the top of the table while Haifa is in 12th place and have won 2 matches out of their last 12.

SC Ironi Ashdod 0:4 Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv
The Under-19 team visited Ashdod on Matchday 23 of the Israel Youth Premier Leagus and took home the 3 points and the win. Guy Tzarfati’s side remained in first place due to a better goal differential over Maccabi Netanya as Eylon Almog, Tomer Altman, William Agada and Mufleh Shalata all scored for the Yellow & Blue. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 7:0 Maccabi Yavne “Tzav Pius”
After a midweek 6:1 win over Hapoel Ashkelon, the Under-15 South side remained atop the table in first place. Elad Kaplan and Oskar Gluk each scored a brace as Liel Shota, Ohad Mizrahi and Orel Azarzar scored for Ori David’s team as he summed up the victory: “We again played against a club that wanted to defend but an early goal opened the match up and it made it much easier for us. All of the players who appeared did what they needed to extremely well on the pitch.”

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv 8:0 Maccabi Barkai
Following a midweek 2:1 victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva, the Under-15 North club scored 8 goals to collect the 3-points over Maccabi Barkai. The young Yellow & Blue remained undefeated at home and are in 3rd place thanks to goals by Ben Lineker x3, Aviv Peles x3, Omer Rosio and Rani Nof. Head Coach Asaf Heber spoke about the match that was: “We did what we needed to as best as possible against a team that was going to be a tough opponent. The players were able to convert their quality game into beautiful goals and a terrific win. This was a fine continuation to the midweek victory.”

Matchday 23 of the Israel Youth Premier League saw Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv visit SC Ironi Ashdod at the Yud Alef Stadium. The young Yellow & Blue came into the contest in first place even on points with Hapoel Raanana but with a better goal differential and with a match in hand. Ashdod began the day in 5th place and were winless in their last 5 matches.

Maccabi Starting XI: Daniel Peretz, Noam Cohen, Alon Shtrozberg, Fadi Najar, Yoav Hofmayster, Amit Glazer, Tomer Altman, Prince Thomas, Mufleh Shalata, Eylon Almog, William Agada.

First Half
Maccabi opened the match well and had a terrific chance in the 8’ when Agada’s threatened to score in the box but the Ashdod keeper Roie Beigel made an instinctive save. Five minutes later Altman found Almog on the wing who sent a beauty of a cross to Agada who headed the ball right into Beigel’s waiting hands as the contest remained goalless. Beigel again was alert in the 17’ when the Ashdod shot stopper made another save off of an Agada opportunity.

However, in the 26’ Almog found the back of the goal when he finished off a terrific team play. Hofmayster took the ball in Maccabi’s defensive half and sent it to Cohen who handed it off to Agada and then went to Almog who made his way by a defender and put his attempt behind Beigel for a 1:0 lead. Ashdod had their first dangerous chance in the 35’ when Liel Zimro’s opportunity was taken care of Peretz who sent the ball out for a corner.

Just one minute later Maccabi doubled their lead thanks to a Altman and Almog give and go as the former scored from inside the box for a 2:0 advantage. The young Yellow & Blue almost found their 3rd of the half a minute before the break when Shalata’s chance was saved by Beigel as Maccabi took a two goal lead into halftime.

Second Half
The second half began just as the first half ended as Shalata sent a ball into the middle of the box to Thomas who sent a header towards the goal but the Ashdod defense was able to clear the ball off the line.

Maccabi’s hard work paid off in the 62’ when Shalata slotted the ball to Agada who scored from in close for a 3:0 lead and just two minutes later Shalata himself added the club’s 4th goal for a insurmountable lead as the Yellow & Blue took home the 3-points and a 4:0 win.

SC Ironi Ashdod – Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, 11:00 Yud Alef Stadium Ashdod (U19)
The Club’s Under-19 squad heads south for an away contest on Matchday 23 of the Israel Youth Premier League. The young Yellow & Blue are in first place due to a better goal differential over Hapoel Raanana who also have a match in hand. Ashdod is in 5th place, five points off the top of the table. Last round Ashdod defeated Guy Tzarfati’s side 2:1 as the young Yellow & Blue will look to take the 3 points in the return tilt.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv (U17)
The Under-17 ream will be on break for the upcoming two weeks due to International play with Israel participating in the Elite Stage of the Under-17 European Championships where there will be 6 Yellow & Blue representatives with the Blue & White. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Aharon’s Club is in first place with a 17 point lead.

Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv – SC Tzav Pius Beer Sheva, Monday March 26, 11:00 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U16)
After last week’s win over Rishon Le’Zion, the Under-16 side will host the Beer Sheva team on Matchday 24. The young Yellow & Blue are in 4th place, 6 points off the top of the table while the visitor’s are in 13th spot with just 5 league wins.

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv – Maccabi Yavne “Tzav Pius”, Sunday March 25, 9:30 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 South)
Last Matchday the U15 squad defeated Hapoel Ashkelon 6:1 and are currently in first place. This week they’ll look to remain at the top of the league as they welcome the second to last place club who sport 3 league victories.

Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv – Maccabi Barkai, 9:00 Kiryat Shalom Synthetic (U15 North)
The Under-15 team will take on Barkai on Matchday 23 of league action as the Yellow & Blue will attempt to keep their undefeated home record intact and collect the 3 points. Asaf Heber’s squad is in third place while the visitors are in last place with just 4 points.

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv 1:1 Maccabi Haifa
The Under-19 club returned from the break with a matchup against the Carmel Greens. The young Yellow & Blue played a good first half and had many chances to score, but only went into halftime with a 1:0 lead thanks to Prince Thomas. The second half saw Haifa find the equalizer via a penalty. Guy Tzarfati’s team is in first place thanks to a better goal differential over Raanana. For the full Match Report Click Here.

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv 2:1 Bnei Sakhnin
The Under-17 side remained undefeated with a home win over Bnei Sakhnin. The Yellow & Blue scored a goal in each half while the visitors cut the lead with 20 minutes left in the contest despite a red card to Rave Assayag. The victory increased the U17’s lead a top the table to 17 points thanks to goal scorers Rave Assayag and Omri Ram. Head Coach Eliezer Ben Anton summed up the win: “We pretty much controlled the pace of play over the whole match. Over the last few minutes we were lucky not to give up a tying goal. Sakhnin played with ten men on the 16 meter line which makes it very difficult to play a fast paced game. I think in these types of cases, patience is very important and today we weren’t patient enough. I’m happy with the win and that we increased our lead at the top of the table, but it’s hard to keep the intensity of the players at the highest levels when there is such a big gap and this is where we get into the mental side of the game. We have to create more goals for the season such as remaining undefeated until the end of the campaign and to continue to increase our first place lead. These are goals that we want to achieve over the matches we have until the end of the season. I want to also wish good luck to the U17 National Team that will be playing in the Elite stage especially to our players that will be heading out for the competition over the next 10 days. We return to action on April 4th with a big game against Maccabi Haifa with the mission to record another win.”

Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion 1:4 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv
After last Matchday’s big win where the side scored 11 goals, the Under-16 team continued with their fine play. The young Yellow & Blue took care of Rishon away which helped them move into 4th place, just 6 points off the top of the table. Tal Turgeman, Nehorai Bitton x2 and Yonatan Imberg all scored. Head Coach Raymond Atteveld looked back at the win: “We played a good match and we led by two goals but instead of pressing on the gas and getting a third to finish the game off, we gave up a goal which allowed Rishon to feel that they could get back into the contest. We made a number of substitutions and that helped get us back into the game. We controlled the pace of play for the most part, but we didn’t convert enough of our chances. Despite that, we are the team that leads the league in scoring and I hope we can continue that way, take advantage of more of our opportunities and not put it into our heads that we are scoring a lot of goals. We have to be serious and score when we have the chance to. One thing that we learned last week was how to really continuously pressure our opponent on the pitch. This was a good result against one of our rivals, I’m happy about that.”

Maccabi “Eldad” Tel Aviv 7:0 Ironi Kiryat Gat
After their important win over Maccabi Haifa last week in State Cup action, the Under-15 South team again put up a quality performance on Matchday 22 against Ironi Kiryat Gat. The young Yellow & Blue are in 2nd place just one point off the top of the table. Goal scorers included Ener Oshmandi and Liel Shota with braces, Elad Kaplan, Ohad Mizrachi and Rotem Grama. Head Coach Ori David discussed the win: “We played versus a side that wanted to defend but an easy goal opened up the game and turned the contest into an easy victory. The players did their jobs and I’m proud of that.”

Maccabi “Max” Haifa 4:0 Maccabi “Ilan” Tel Aviv
After moving onto the semifinal round of the State Cup, the Under-15 North squad we’re stopped cold by the Carmel Greens. The young Yellow & Blue are in 3rd place, 8 points out of first place. Head Coach Asaf Heber summed up the defeat: “This wasn’t one of our better matches. We were still in the game after the first half but we didn’t show up in the second half. We allowed Haifa to control the play, we didn’t press in the midfield, we were naive in our defensive game and we gave out gifts to our opponent. This was not a good day to say the least and we have to forget about the game and continue ahead to our next home match.”